Galesburg in WWII: Local men leave for armed forces training Talbot Fisher As Greece and Yugoslavia fell to Nazi forces in April 1941, Galesburg sent more men to serve in the American armed forces and a new mayor took control of the city. During the two-week period of April 13-26, Adolf Hitler’s troops pounded Balkan nations into submission. On the 18th, the Register-Mail reported that Yugoslavia had fallen and things were not going well for the Allies in Greece. Everyday the front page blared the news of the Balkan fighting. By the 22nd, the reports were making it sound clear that Greek and British troops were going to lose the fight for Greece.